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The Seven Year Itch

  • 19551955
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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The Seven Year Itch (1955)
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ComedyRomance
When his family goes away for the summer, a hitherto faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a beautiful neighbbor.When his family goes away for the summer, a hitherto faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a beautiful neighbbor.When his family goes away for the summer, a hitherto faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a beautiful neighbbor.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
39K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,311
365
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    • Director
      • Billy Wilder
    • Writers
      • Billy Wilder(screenplay)
      • George Axelrod(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Marilyn Monroe
      • Tom Ewell
      • Evelyn Keyes
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    • Director
      • Billy Wilder
    • Writers
      • Billy Wilder(screenplay)
      • George Axelrod(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Marilyn Monroe
      • Tom Ewell
      • Evelyn Keyes
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 162User reviews
    • 100Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

    Videos1

    The Seven Year Itch
    Trailer 2:23
    The Seven Year Itch

    Photos131

    "The Seven Year Itch" M. Monroe & Tom Ewell 1955 20th
    "The Seven Year Itch" M. Monroe & Tom Ewell 1955 20th
    "The Seven Year Itch" M. Monroe & Tom Ewell 1955 20th
    "The Seven Year Itch" M. Monroe 1955 20th
    M. Monroe " The Seven Year Itch" © 1955
    M. Monroe and Tom Ewell in "The Seven Year Itch" © 1955
    M. Monroe "The Seven Year Itch" © 1955
    "The Seven Year Itch" Tom Ewell and Marilyn Monroe
    "The Seven Year Itch" Tom Ewell and Marilyn Monroe
    "The Seven Year Itch" Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell
    "The Seven Year Itch" Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell
    "The Seven Year Itch" M. Monroe & Tom Ewell 1955 Photo by Frank Powolny

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    Marilyn Monroe
    Marilyn Monroe
    • The Girl
    Tom Ewell
    Tom Ewell
    • Richard Sherman
    • (as Tommy Ewell)
    Evelyn Keyes
    Evelyn Keyes
    • Helen Sherman
    Sonny Tufts
    Sonny Tufts
    • Tom MacKenzie
    Robert Strauss
    Robert Strauss
    • Mr. Kruhulik
    Oskar Homolka
    Oskar Homolka
    • Dr. Brubaker
    • (as Oscar Homolka)
    Marguerite Chapman
    Marguerite Chapman
    • Miss Morris
    Victor Moore
    Victor Moore
    • Plumber
    Dolores Rosedale
    • Elaine
    • (as Roxanne)
    Donald MacBride
    Donald MacBride
    • Mr. Brady
    Carolyn Jones
    Carolyn Jones
    • Miss Finch - Nurse
    Brandon Beach
    • Commuter at Station
    • (uncredited)
    Steven Benson
    • Kid at Train Station
    • (uncredited)
    George Bruggeman
    George Bruggeman
    • Commuter at Station
    • (uncredited)
    George Chester
    • Porter
    • (uncredited)
    Noble 'Kid' Chissell
    Noble 'Kid' Chissell
    • Train Station Gateman
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Elmore
    • Commuter at Station
    • (uncredited)
    Duke Fishman
    Duke Fishman
    • Commuter at Station
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Billy Wilder
    • Writers
      • Billy Wilder(screenplay)
      • George Axelrod(screenplay) (based upon an original play: "The Seven Year Itch")
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Billy Wilder preferred shooting in black and white, but Marilyn Monroe's contract with Fox called for all of her movies to be shot in color. Monroe always thought that she looked far more attractive and glamorous in color than in black and white.
    • Goofs
      Both Richard and his boss, who are in the book publishing industry, refer to "The Portrait of Dorian Gray". The title of the Oscar Wilde novel is "The Picture of Dorian Gray".
    • Quotes

      The Girl: You and your imagination! You think every girl's a dope. You think a girl goes to a party and there's some guy, a great big lunk in a fancy striped vest, strutting around like a tiger giving you that I'm-so-handsome-you-can't-resist-me look. And for this she's supposed to fall flat on her face. Well, she doesn't fall on her face. But there's another guy in the room, way over in the corner. Maybe he's kind of nervous and shy and perspiring a little. First, you look past him. But then you sort of sense that he's gentle and kind and worried. That he'll be tender with you. Nice and sweet. That's what's *really* exciting.

    • Crazy credits
      When the title appears, one arm of the T in ITCH reaches down and scratches the stem of the letter.
    • Alternate versions
      Version released in then West Germany contains some profanity.
    • Connections
      Featured in Marilyn (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      Piano Concerto #2
      Composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff (as S. Rachmaninoff)

      Played on a record and often in the score

    User reviews162

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    Top review
    7/10
    Naive and Innocent in the Present Days, Tested the Limit of Censorship in the 50's
    In summertime in Manhattan, the plain and average Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) sends his wife and son for vacation in the country. Sherman is the key man of a publishing firm, Brady & Company, which publishes cheap pocket books. The faithful Sherman has a routine life with his family and dreams on being successful with women. When a beautiful and sexy blonde lodges the upstairs apartment of his small building, Sherman first opens the front door for her and then he invites her to have a drink with him after the fall of her tomato vase on his chair on the backyard. Along the days, he spends some time with the girl and feels tempted by her, but later he misses his family and travels to meet them.

    "The Seven Year Itch" is a naive and innocent romantic comedy in accordance with the contemporary moral standards, but actually this feature tested the limits of censorship in a time when Hollywood was ruled by a rigid moral code. The story is based on a George Axelrod popular 1952 Broadway play about a man that has an affair with his upstairs neighbor. Unfortunately in the 50's, the American cinema did not have the same artistic freedom as theater. The screenplays and movies were submitted to the scrutiny of the powerful Hayes office, the censorship of Hollywood. There was a Production Code in Hollywood that stated that adultery should not be the subject of comedy or laughs, and this story violated the Code. Billy Wilder was fascinated by this story and purchased the rights of George Axelrod. However, to make the movie was a challenge for this great director, since many scenes and lines were ripped away by the censorship and by the National Legion of Decency, mutilating the plot.

    Marilyn Monroe was selected to the cast, but Billy Wilder wanted a plain, average and non-handsome actor for the role of Sherman. His first choice was Walter Matthaus, but Fox direction did not want to take the risk of an unknown lead actor, therefore they selected Tom Ewell. The most famous scene of Marilyn Monroe, with her dress being lifted by the air of the subway, was first an exterior scene, but later Billy Wilder needed to shot again in the set because the noise and whistles of the viewers spoiled the original footage. This external scene also provoked the end of the marriage of Marilyn with Joe Dimaggio, who felt humiliated with the manifestation of the public.

    One dialog that I particularly like is when Sherman and the blonde leave the movie theater and she says that the creature needed to be loved, in an analogy between Sherman and the creature of the black lagoon. The restored DVD is fantastic and this is the most sexually suggested role of Marilyn Monroe to date. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "O Pecado Mora ao Lado" ("The Sin Lives on the Next Door")
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 2, 1955 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The 7 Year Itch
    • Filming locations
      • 164 East 61st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Charles K. Feldman Group
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,652
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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